The Parliament of the Maldives has approved the five individuals nominated by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to fill the vacant membership positions at Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The nominations were approved after parliamentarians held deliberations on the report submitted by the Parliamentary Committee on Independent Institutions, which had approved all five nominees after conducting its review and interviews. None of the political parties opposed the motion to approve the nominations during the debate stage.
President Solih nominated five of the 30 individuals who applied for the vacant positions. In order of priority, the nominations are Adam Shamil, Abdul Salaam, Thoha Mohamed, Shazna Hashim, and Shiyama Mohamed.
Adam Shamil has years of experience as an investigator at ACC and Abdul Salaam is currently an investigator at the commission. Meanwhile, Thoha Mohamed is a member of the Committee Investigating Public Housing Schemes and Shiyama Mohamed is Head of the Legal Department at the Elections Commission of the Maldives (ECM).
Application for membership was opened following the resignation of all five members of the ACC, amid the dismissal motion launched against them at the Parliament. The dismissal motion was launched by the Parliament citing their failure to complete the investigation of cases submitted to the commission.